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Where is the compassion for our patients?
Most facilities now have online registration. Great! I want to see that expanded. Some facilities outsource the patient assessment also. Even better! It allows the patient to respond to medical questions in the comfort of their homes where they do not feel rushed. That gives us more accurate information. -
Patch for SGR, delay of ICD-10 signed
President Obama has signed a one-year patch for the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula to postpone a 24% cut in Medicare payments to physicians that had been scheduled to take effect April 1, 2014, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA). -
Guidelines could help save on bottom line
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Reducing patients’ risk may lead hospitals to bow to pressure
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Legal Review & Commentary: Infant’s IV results in $300,000 GA verdict
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Legal Review & Commentary: Improper IV leads to amputation
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Legal Review & Commentary: IV inserted to nerve results in radial nerve injury: $155,000 arbitration award
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Ergonomics rule flexes its muscle
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The quest begins to measure effectiveness of risk management
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Undertreatment of pain creates new risk